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$4 Trillion: How The Biden Administration's Legislative Successes Became Reality

$4 Trillion: How The Biden Administration's Legislative Successes Became Reality

FromConsider This from NPR


$4 Trillion: How The Biden Administration's Legislative Successes Became Reality

FromConsider This from NPR

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

President Biden had the narrowest possible Democratic Majority in the Senate when he took office. Yet the Biden administration's legislative successes continue to pile up.He signed the American Rescue Plan just a couple months after taking office, followed by a major infrastructure bill last fall. Most recently, Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. These three legislative packages total up to around $4 trillion.NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Michael Grunwald, author of the book, "The New New Deal", about what it all means for the country. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Every weekday afternoon, the hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you in 15 minutes. In participating regions, you'll also hear from local journalists about what's happening in your community.